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> Nice site -- the monastery virtual tour. And these issues are also embedded
>in their physical ecologies, ala Roger Barker. Great panoramic movies --
>something like this may make possible some interesting ways to organize data
>for ecological/activity studies. I think what the web did for cern data, it
>could do for social data -- and publication electronically might include such
>things that colleagues can examine in relation to theoretical claims.
i agree -- its fascinating to see these really ancient modes of embodiment
reflecting principles that are part of our current dialogue. these are
also evident in buddhist settings, as you correctly pointed out earlier....
>
>I'd like to think of contemplation and meditation (mediation with a "t"?) as
>internal plane actions in relation to different goals.
absolutely -- action and contemplation yin yang each other :-)
>
>but, fyi, the site with rules ruffles my feathers. I spent 7 years in a
>parochial school.
>
>bb
here is an interesting contextual dimension. i first learned about the
rule as an adult who was blissfully free of any horrific parochial school
scars, and so i was shown how these rules allowed adults to function with
good will. in fact, if you read it carefully, most of the claims in the
rules have a number of 'yeah, but' caveats and qualifications built into
them. for instance, you are supposed to be quiet, but if another person
needs to be comforted then you toss away the issue of silence. its all
good faith and proportion and growth, which too many parochial schools
sacrificed to the altar of conforming to the rules. Come to think of it,
its much the same problem as that of educational standards -- they could
make sense if implemented with good faith and proportionality, but where is
that being mandated? :-)
gary
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